Two women were arrested on warrants and possession of drugs in a routine traffic stop Monday night.
Bloomington Police Officer Andy Fosnaugh pulled over their vehicle at approximately 11:30 p.m. for driving on the wrong side of the road on the bypass leading to highways 45 and 46.
When Officer Fosnaugh approached their vehicle, one woman, Amber Templeman-Sparks, immediately told him she did not have her license and there was a warrant out for her arrest.
BPD Capt. Steve Kellams said Templeman-Sparks repeatedly lied to police about her identity and also the identity of the other woman, Terri Daniels, who was pretending to be asleep. Templeman-Sparks said she did not know who Daniels was or what she was doing in the vehicle.
As police searched the vehicle they discovered syringes, plastic bags and at least 9 grams of methamphetamine located in the passenger seat.
After the search, Templeman-Sparks assured police she had no more drugs and was taken to Monroe County Jail.
While being processed into the jail, Daniel was searched and law enforcement found marijuana, pills and an unknown white substance in addition to the drugs found earlier in the vehicle.
Daniels had hidden these items within her vagina, and they fell out during the search. She told police she had forgotten about them, Kellams said.
The drugs found at the jail added an additional trafficking charge for Daniels to go along with her arrest warrant and charges of possession of marijuana and methamphetamine.
Templeman-Sparks was charged with possession of methamphetamine and is being held for other jurisdiction. Both suspects are currently in the Monroe County Jail.
Dominick Jean
